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Thank you - glad you like them!

Got me thinking about overtones too… lfo modulation or 2 or 3 overtones and feeding into a band pass (or bass ass) filter.

I can’t remember tbh! It was nearly a year ago… I think I was probably just using a stock compressor in Ableton Live afterwards? It certainly wasn’t happening in the case on screen.

That’s a fair question. I do intend to do more non-sponsored content in 2025 but the truth is I’ve committed to several videos for brands who approached me to work with them this year, so I have a few more things in the pipeline to finish before I can get back to that. I do like to think that even in my sponsored demo videos there is still at least some ‘creativity and music’ - I try to showcase patch ideas that work with gear people already have, or that might spark some inspiration. And I do try to be selective with the brands I work with - I’ll only feature something if I think it’s genuinely interesting (and at this point I have turned down many offers as a result). I’m sorry you don’t enjoy this content as much - unfortunately at this point I don’t think I’ll ever be able to make everyone happy. All I can say is I want to try to cover a variety of stuff on the channel in 2025, including a carefully considered selection of new gear demos for stuff I think is interesting, as well as non-module-specific techniques, patch breakdowns etc. Finally, just to point out that a lot of work goes into any videos I make, and the reality is that the sponsored ones are the only ones that compensate me for that time in any meaningful way. The other stuff is literally a labour of love, and often doesn’t perform as well, but it is more satisfying to make in a lot of ways, so I do want to do as much as I can given the finite amount of free time I have.

@ I’m sure you’re not featuring anything you don’t like, that would be really cynical. But making a game myself, and writing extensive devlogs that take me just about every minute of free time I have, I don’t do it in the mindset of making money, not even breaking even. I feel like I’m being compensated in a meaningful way, to use your own words, just because I love doing it, and some people seem to appreciate it. But anyway, not my place to tell you what to do. It won’t be for me though.

Haha - I think you're right!

This module is on fire! Hope I can purchase it sometimes soon! Well done!

It looks and sounds awesome. Nice work.✌️⚡️👑

Shouldn't be too long now... www.signalsounds.com/beanie-bunnie-moo-moo-eurorack-dual-oscillator-module

You can upload it to modulargrid yourself. I have uploaded some DIY modules I made in modular courses.

@@greencontact Looks like someone else has already done that, but I had to click the Other/Unknown box for it to show up. But HuHu and Tiny Tot are still missing. Would be best if she got her company registered on Modular Grid as a manufacturer.

it's up under "Show other/unknown"

Arriving at Signal Sounds very soon! www.signalsounds.com/beanie-bunnie-moo-moo-eurorack-dual-oscillator-module

I feel like most people wouldn't consider this a complex oscillator because there is no folder (I think?) or modulation bus. Calling it a Dual VCO like they have makes more sense. Doesn't mean it isn't well designed or full featured just not that similar to the 259.

@Bata9999 it's true that there's no folder but there is a modulation bus in a sense, the output of the crossfader for each side is normalled to the TZFM of the other side. The crossfader can also allow you a similar (though not the same as folding) timbre parameter that fades from sine to a more harmonically rich wave so it can act a lot like a complex oscillator. Definitely true that it's not a 259 though, the closest I can think of to a 259 with tzfm is the Frap Tools Brenso but that only has it on one of the oscillators

But some designers give you a bit more of range for more timbre, past this range the pitch it's less stable, but very useful for drones, etc...

It varies a bit depending on exactly how it’s implemented in analogue oscillators. I believe this one uses the SSI2130 VCO chip which is pretty popular these days. The pitch is pretty stable through most of the range, but this design does allow for quite extreme indexes, where the pitch loses stability a bit. It’s also more stable when the modulator is a lower frequency than the carrier. FWIW the Moo Moo behaves very much like the AtoV DHO (which also uses the 2130) but it’s different to the Dannysound EN129 and Instruo Neoni, which have their own circuit designs. It’s a bit of a can of worms and some of it’s over my head tbh, but I think if you want truly pitch-stable TZFM then you probably need to go digital.

@@deathofaraver exactly - it's great having that slightly more extreme range!

⁠​⁠@@TomChurchillthe EN129 and most other TZFM VCOs that use discrete components vs dedicated ICs like the 2130 are all based on concepts from Electro Notes 129 and 75. Electro Notes was a sort of technical newsletter back in the day with contributors from all the great synth designers including Bob Moog, who is credited with the original concept behind these types of circuits. VCO cores may differ from module to module, but are often triangle core using OTA eg LM13700 or VCA chips like the 2164 but they will all employ some kind of analogue switching function to swap between standard and phase inverted modulation for positive and negative incoming voltage, respectively. This is the core principle behind TZFM and why it results in more stable pitch even at high FM depths vs exponential or regular linear FM. Negative modulation doesn’t stall the core because as I understand it, no negative voltage is applied because at the zero crossing the analogue switch flips to a phase inverted ie reversed, copy of the modulating signal so it’s essentially always positive. The standard/reversed wave gives the illusion of a true bipolar modulating input signal. Pretty neat trick 😅 I have a bit of an obsession with TZFM/PM VCOs and have built quite a few myself plus I also have an interest in electronic engineering and have studied the circuits and EN articles etc 😅

I have a Schlappi Three body in my system and being (an extremely well engineered) FGPA based ie digital VCO it is capable of very stable FM and PM even at very high index settings and or crazy cross modulation, significantly more so than the Generate 3, for example, which although equally well engineered is a 100% analog and therefore inherently less stable circuit. High FM/PM depth is more clangerous/atonal, especially without hard or soft syncing between the modulator and carrier modules.

I think that's probably a question for Jason Lim rather than me! All I really know is what he says in the manual: "This new “oct tōne” is something I’m very excited to present with my own signature front and centre, and with a vastly improved design [...] I deconstructed the original design files and rebuilt them from scratch with a new look and vastly improved hardware layout. The improvements go much deeper than just aesthetics and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying patching with this sequencer in my rack since the prototype." I don't think there are any major functional/feature differences, other than the fact that the GSG version has lost the Glide control from the Qu-bit version. I haven't used the Qu-bit version and I haven't used either version chained as a pair.

@@TomChurchill thanks Tom - I have dropped a line with the same question to Jason/Instruo/Guild - I hadn't really thought about the glide control (don't really use it or find it useful). I am currently playing with my Qubit Octones - right now. I agree, fantastic sequencer(s). I followed Jason's guide on the official Guild/Oct Tone video and so far have been able to replicate pretty much everything step by step. Nevertheless, I still want to get the new version one of these days. Thank you for responding :-)

"Do you know what is the difference between the A-160-2 Clock Divider II , and the A-160-2 Clock Divider II VE ?" - the first is silver, the second is black, that's the only difference.

@@TomChurchill Thanks my Friend - and thats the 10 pounds difference in price ,- Have a jolly good Cristmass,- 😂

It’s a combination of two things - a four-note sequence from the Xaoc Tirana, clocked by a x1 output from Pam’s, and a slower 50% square from Pam’s at 12% level (quantised internally), set to /8. I combine them in a precision adder so the Pam’s output transposes the Tirana sequence on alternate cycles.

The first batch was available on Monday 2 Dec; they sold out pretty quickly in most places. The second batch should hit stores in late January. You can pre-order one at Signal Sounds: www.signalsounds.com/alm-busy-circuits-mco-mk2-eurorack-compact-multi-oscillator-module/

You know the answer... get both :)

@@TomChurchill ⛽

Thanks! Yeah, the Axon-2 will really open it up. Love how quick it is to assign knobs/CV inputs with the buttons.